Benriner
The world-standard Japanese mandoline.
Status: Approved
- Founded
- 1945
- Website
- thebenriner.com
- HQ
- Japan
- Manufacturing
- Japan
- Ownership type
- Family-owned
- Status since
- 2026-07-13
Ownership
Yamamoto family, third generation (Hajime Yamamoto), Iwakuni, Yamaguchi.
Why Approved
Small multigenerational maker of the tool every professional kitchen owns.
Reversibility
What would change our verdict
A sale to outside capital or offshoring.
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